Roger Pope (died 1647) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1647. He fought in the

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army in the

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Personal life

Pope was possibly the son of Thomas Pope of

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and his wife Luciad Edwards, daughter of Thomas Edwards of Shrewsbury. Pope married a daughter of Thomas Mytton.

Career

He fought in the Parliamentarian army in the Civil War, assisting General Thomas Mytton in North Wales. In 1646 he was a colonel and was appointed governor of

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after its capture in January 1647. In 1647, Pope was elected Member of Parliament for

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in the

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Death

He died a few months after being elected Member of Parliament.

References

Year of birth missing 1647 deaths Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1640–1648 Politicians from Shrewsbury Roundheads {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub